Epilepsy provoked by television and video games:: Safety of 100-Hz screens

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Ricci, S
Vigevano, F
Manfredi, M
Trenité, DGAKN
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[1] Bambine Gesu Childrens Hosp, IRCCS, Dept Child Neurol, I-00165 Rome, Italy
[2] Univ Rome La Sapienza, Dept Neurol Sci, Neurol Clin 3, Epilepsy Ctr, I-00185 Rome, Italy
[3] Inst Epilepsiebestrijding, Heemstede, Netherlands
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10.1212/WNL.50.3.790
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Television (TV) and video games (VG) can provoke seizures in patients with photosensitive epilepsies. Flicker frequency is the most important factor in screen activation. We tested conventional 50-Hz versus 100-Hz monitors during TV viewing and VC; playing in 30 photosensitive subjects, 23 of whom had a history of TV or VG seizures or both. Fifteen subjects' discharges were activated by 50-Hz TV; 17 by 50-Hz VG; and one by a 100-Hz screen. Thus, 100-Hz screens protect against screen activation.
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